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Show -240to the veterans of the American dent Smith and Joseph F. of the in an feelings which for the freedom Apostle-Senator Smoot, crying and liberation of the Mormon Thomas Weir movement, Frank J. Cannon roasted Presi- from the people oppression the priesthood. of to spoke following Senator Cannon, giVing vent were of whom had not guarded by others, many some put Said Weir: appearance. We cannot build up a party on the other fellows bad reputation or character. We ought ourselves to be careful in the future not to rarty repeat got has the mistakes to stand for we have made in the something past • • • • • • stockade and red light district not stand for some of the things its leaders and have stood for in the last two or three • • • A better than the the American Party does • city officials years.14 Mayor Bransford others whose names had become included David C. Dunbar, Comments heard, A. J. Weber, was "there are conspicuous by his absence, These City Chairman J. E. Darmer and others. along from with those of Thomas Weir, were; five leaders of the American and from J. W. stockade, I will resign my position on and the News the Party who attend McKinney, Councilman, "If the American Party stands for such Republican were prominent in American Party affairs. meetings of the federal bunch"; The as a a vile reform thing as the council.,,15 reported a crowd of approximately 150 persons, but the Tribune, its usual exhuberant self, reported "more than 300 feastn loyal was Tribune. and enthusiastic Americans attended the third annual affair of the on enjoying the "feast" noticeably lacking throughout the provided, evening. ,,16 This "love sort, according to the It would have been incumbent upon those special emphasis was same ••• attending to place because the "love" |
